# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 19, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-07-19 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 46 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/363/2016-07-19-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=499753&GUID=89E40960-50AB-407A-9170-A21956C2E116) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160381: Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Wiener - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160381 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsor: Wiener Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees to the City and establish a special fund primarily to pay for such maintenance and the maintenance of trees on San Francisco Unified School District property; to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add a special parcel tax primarily to fund the City’s maintenance of street trees and the maintenance of trees on San Francisco Unified School District property; to increase the City’s appropriations limit by the amount of the parcel tax for four years from November 8, 2016; and to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 2: continuance - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 578 Printed at 10:04 am on 10/26/16 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2016 Recommendation of the Rules Committee President Breed requested File Nos. 160581 and 160639 be called together. After the items were called, Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that File Nos. 160581 and 160639 be continued and considered later in the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 160581: Charter Amendment - Homeless Housing and Services Fund; Transportation Improvement Fund - Budget Set-Asides - Pages: 14 - Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener and Farrell - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 160581 [Charter Amendment - Homeless Housing and Services Fund; Transportation Improvement Fund - Budget Set-Asides] Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener and Farrell Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: create a Homeless Housing and Services Fund and appropriate $12.5 million to the Fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 and $50 million annually to the Fund, adjusted for changes in discretionary City revenues, for the next 24 years, and create a Transportation Improvement Fund and appropriate $25.4 million to the Fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 and $101.6 million annually to the Fund, adjusted for changes in discretionary City revenues, for the next 24 years, and authorize the City to issue indebtedness secured by monies deposited in the Transportation Improvement Fund, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. NOT ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 3: other - Action: ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Noes: Kim, Peskin, Yee ### File 160582: Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Avalos; Mar - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160582 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsors: Avalos; Mar Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees from abutting property owners to the City; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/363/2016-07-19-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2016 Recommendation of the Rules Committee President Breed requested File Nos. 160581 and 160639 be called together. After the items were called, Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that File Nos. 160581 and 160639 be continued and considered later in the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Breed, Supervisor Cohen assumed the chair at 5:54 p.m. The President resumed the chair at 5:56 p.m. 160581 [Charter Amendment - Homeless Housing and Services Fund; Transportation Improvement Fund - Budget Set-Asides] Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener and Farrell Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: create a Homeless Housing and Services Fund and appropriate $12.5 million to the Fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 and $50 million annually to the Fund, adjusted for changes in discretionary City revenues, for the next 24 years, and create a Transportation Improvement Fund and appropriate $25.4 million to the Fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 and $101.6 million annually to the Fund, adjusted for changes in discretionary City revenues, for the next 24 years, and authorize the City to issue indebtedness secured by monies deposited in the Transportation Improvement Fund, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. NOT ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener Noes: 6 - Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Mar, Tang, Wiener Noes: 3 - Kim, Peskin, Yee Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee 160582 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsors: Avalos; Mar Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees from abutting property owners to the City; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 579 Printed at 10:04 am on 10/26/16